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Tragedy strikes Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa claims 28 lives, leaving widespread destruction and communities in mourning. Latest updates on the catastrophic storm.
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Exclusive report from the devastated communities facing Hurricane Melissa's destruction, featuring heart-wrenching reunions and the long road to recovery ahead.
Exclusive investigation reveals how British towns devastated by Hurricane Melissa remain stranded without basic services, feeling abandoned by recovery efforts.
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Residents of Jamaica's historic Black River confront devastating aftermath as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction - but spirit of community remains unbroken.
Powerful Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 4, threatening Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba with life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic flooding as it barrels through the Caribbean.
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Stunning before-and-after footage captures the devastating transformation of a Jamaican coastal town after Hurricane Melissa's catastrophic landfall.
Bermuda confronts widespread devastation as Hurricane Melissa unleashes destructive winds and torrential rains, leaving communities battered and infrastructure crippled across the island.
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Stunning satellite imagery captures the catastrophic transformation of Jamaica's landscape after Hurricane Melissa's destructive path, showing entire communities submerged and infrastructure in ruins.
Hurricane Melissa intensifies into a devastating Category 4 storm, unleashing destruction across Jamaica and Cuba while threatening Haiti and Bermuda with life-threatening conditions.
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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, claiming dozens of lives and causing widespread devastation in its path. Latest updates on the storm's impact and relief efforts.
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean islands with unprecedented force, claiming dozens of lives and causing widespread devastation in what experts call a climate change wake-up call.
Every state-run correctional facility in New South Wales has been plunged into lockdown after prison officers launched unprecedented industrial action, citing dangerous understaffing and rising violence.
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean islands, with emergency services struggling to reach survivors amid widespread devastation.
Catastrophic hurricane leaves trail of devastation across Caribbean islands as rescue teams battle to reach survivors and assess full scale of damage.
Exclusive eyewitness accounts reveal the true scale of destruction after Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, leaving communities shattered and facing a monumental rebuilding effort.
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean islands, with rescue teams battling to reach survivors amid widespread devastation.
Catastrophic flooding engulfs Cuba while the Bahamas conducts mass evacuations as Hurricane Melissa leaves devastation across the Caribbean in its wake.
Survivors recount harrowing experiences as Hurricane Melissa devastates Montego Bay, describing the storm's fury and their fight for survival in exclusive eyewitness reports.
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Exclusive aerial footage captures the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Melissa as it tears through coastal Jamaica, leaving fishing communities shattered and homes destroyed.
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of devastation across Caribbean - Jamaica declared disaster zone as storm makes direct hit on Cuba with unprecedented force.
Newly released drone footage shows the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Melissa across Jamaica, with communities submerged and critical infrastructure severely damaged.